Editing Stamford Raffles (section)

==Legacy==
In Singapore, and in other parts of the world, his name lives on in numerous entities, including:

===Natural history===
{{See also|:Category:Taxa named by Thomas Stamford Raffles}}
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* Raffles gave the scientific name to ''Macaca fascicularis'', also known as the [[crab-eating macaque]].<ref name="raff">{{Cite journal|last=Raffles|first=Sir TS|year=1821|title=Descriptive Catalogue of a Zoological Collection, made on account of the Honourable East India Company, in the Island of Sumatra and its Vicinity....|url=https://Archive.org/details/biostor-6048|journal=[[Transactions of the Linnean Society]]}}</ref>
* He also gave the scientific name of the [[lesser mouse-deer]] (''Tragulus kanchil'').<ref name="raff"/>
[[File:Rafflesia arnoldii Bunga Nasional Indonesia 01.jpg|thumb|[[Rafflesia arnoldii]] from [[Indonesia]].]]
A number of [[species]] are named after him:
* ''[[Latticed butterflyfish|Chaetodon rafflesii]]'', latticed [[butterflyfish]]
* ''[[Dinopium rafflesii]]'', olive-backed [[woodpecker]]
* ''[[Red-crowned barbet|Megalaima rafflesi]]'', red-crowned [[Megalaimidae|barbet]]
* ''[[Nepenthes rafflesiana]]'', a species of [[pitcher plant]]
* ''[[Protanilla rafflesi]]'' Taylor, 1990, a species of [[ant]]
* ''[[Rafflesia]]'', a [[genus]] of parasitic flowering plants, known for having the largest flowers in the world
* ''[[Theridion rafflesi]]'' Simon, 1899, spider from [[Sumatra]]

While in Sumatra Raffles commissioned artists to make drawings of his collections of animals and plants. The surviving drawings are held by the British Library.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Noltie |first=Henry J. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/316836618 |title=Raffles' ark redrawn : natural history drawings from the collection of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles |date=2009 |publisher=British Library |others=British Library, Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden |isbn=978-0-7123-5084-6 |location=London |oclc=316836618}}</ref><gallery>
File:Nutmeg Tree - 40 drawings of plants at Bencoolen, Sumatra (c.1824) - BL NHD 48-23.jpg|[[Myristica fragrans|Fragrant nutmeg]] (''Myristica fragrans'')
File:Durio Zibethinus (Bombacaceae) - 40 drawings of plants at Bencoolen, Sumatra (c.1824) - BL NHD 48-20.jpg|[[Durio zibethinus|Durian]] (''Durio zibethinus'')
File:Bay Owl - 51 drawings of birds and mammals at Bencoolen, Sumatra (c.1824) - BL NHD 47-34.jpg|[[Oriental bay owl]] (''Phodilus badius'')
File:Malay Apple - 40 drawings of plants at Bencoolen, Sumatra (c.1824) - BL NHD 48-26.jpg|[[Malay apple]] (''Syzygium malaccense'')
File:Blue-Backed Parrot - 51 drawings of birds and mammals at Bencoolen, Sumatra (c.1824) - BL NHD 47-33.jpg|[[Blue-backed parrot]] (''Tanygnathus everetti'')
File:Lansium Domesticum - 40 drawings of plants at Bencoolen, Sumatra (c.1824) - BL NHD 48-19.jpg|[[Langsat]] (''Lansium parasiticum'')
File:Otter Civet - 51 drawings of birds and mammals at Bencoolen, Sumatra (c.1824) - BL NHD 47-45.jpg|[[Otter civet]] (''Cynogale bennettii'')
File:Crested Fireback Pheasant - 51 drawings of birds and mammals at Bencoolen, Sumatra (c.1824) - BL NHD 47-44.jpg|[[Bornean crested fireback|Crested fireback]] (''Lophura ignita'')
</gallery>Most natural history specimens collected by Raffles were lost with the sinking of ''Fame.''<ref name=":0" /> A few sent earlier, and some collected later, survive at the [[Natural History Museum, London]] and [[World Museum]].<gallery mode="packed-hover">
File:Ferruginous Partridge NML-VZ D512g held in World Museum, Liverpool.jpg|[[Ferruginous Partridge]] NML-VZ D512g collected in Sumatra by Stamford Raffles, held at [[World Museum]].
File:Lesser whistling-duck NML-VZ D843b held in World Museum, Liverpool.jpg|[[Lesser Whistling Duck]] NML-VZ D843b collected in Sumatra by Stamford Raffles held in [[World Museum]].
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===Places and landmarks===
* [[Raffles City Singapore|Raffles City]]
* [[Raffles Hospital]]
* [[Raffles Hotel]]
* Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research - currently [[Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum]]
* [[Raffles Place]]
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===Business===
* [[Raffles Holdings]]
* [[Raffles Medical Group]]
* [[Yantai Raffles Shipyard]]
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===Education===
* [[Raffles College]] – currently [[National University of Singapore]] (NUS)
* [[Raffles Girls' Primary School]]
* [[Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)]]
* [[Raffles Institution|Raffles Institution (Secondary and Junior College)]]
* Stamford Primary School, formerly Stamford Girls' School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://roots.sg/Content/Places/landmarks/kampong-glam-heritage-trail-trail-three-along-victoria-street/stamford-primary-school|title=Stamford Primary School|website=Roots.sg|publisher=Roots|access-date=9 November 2019|archive-date=9 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109044810/https://roots.sg/Content/Places/landmarks/kampong-glam-heritage-trail-trail-three-along-victoria-street/stamford-primary-school|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Stamford American International School]]

===Sports and recreation===
* [[Raffles Cup]]

===Transport===
* [[Raffles Institution Lane]]
* [[Raffles Lighthouse]]
* [[Raffles Place MRT station]]
* [[Stamford Road]]
* Raffles Class – The former name for [[Singapore Airlines]] Business Class

Two statues in Singapore, one made of white marble along the [[Singapore River]], while another made of bronze in front of the [[Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall]].